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The Disturbed Piano Playing
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The Frisian painter Willem Bartel van der Kooi was a master at depicting children. The children in this painting are portrayed so playfully and naturally that the work resembles a snapshot. However, appearances are deceiving, for Van der Kooij carefully arranged the children to form a triangular composition. It is not known whether the painting is a portrait or an imaginary scene.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineHet gestoorde pianospel. 1813. Willem Bartel van der Kooi. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
